Python Data Systems Engineer – Core Modelling (18-month)

Morgan McKinley; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is recruiting on behalf of a public-sector body in Ireland for a Software Engineer (Data Systems & Core Modelling Architecture) on an 18-month contract. The role focuses on modernizing and scaling a national-scale computational framework and linking databases with scientific libraries to enable modular, reusable code.

Based in Dublin or Cork with a blended on-site requirement, you will collaborate with researchers and data scientists, implement CI/CD, and deliver robust data

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification at NFQ Level 9 in a relevant field.
• Experience in software development, data engineering or production data science.
• Proven back-end Python experience developing production-grade modules.
• Strong SQL and relational database design experience with PostgreSQL.
• Experience building interfaces or visualizations for complex outputs.

Responsibilities

• Back-End Development: design and implement production-grade Python code to query and pass objects between PostgreSQL and analytic libraries.
• Database Architecture: design and maintain a PostgreSQL database for high-volume inputs and projections.
• Application & Visualization Tools: develop lightweight interfaces and visualization tools to evaluate scenario outputs.
• Analytical Tooling: build utilities in Python and Julia with modular, well-documented code.
• Data Pipeline Engineering: ingest and clean heterogeneous data sources for simulation inputs.
• QA & Standards: implement testing, version control, code reviews, and CI/CD for reproducible results.
• Compute Infrastructure: deploy scalable cloud storage and compute environments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with researchers, data scientists and external stakeholders.

Skills

Python

SQL

Visualization

Git

Data analysis

Education

NFQ Level 9 Postgrad in CS/Stats/Math/Eng/Science/Econ

Tools

PostgreSQL

Julia

Azure

Job description

Morgan McKinley is recruiting on behalf of a public-sector body in Ireland for a Software Engineer (Data Systems & Core Modelling Architecture) on an 18-month contract. The role focuses on modernizing and scaling a national-scale computational framework and linking databases with scientific libraries to enable modular, reusable code.

Based in Dublin or Cork with a blended on-site requirement, you will collaborate with researchers and data scientists, implement CI/CD, and deliver robust data